Oregonian
/ɒɹɪˈɡəʊnɪ.ən/
"oregonian" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Oregonian” is uncommon English (frequency #53,149 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,149
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A native or resident of the state of Oregon in the United States of America.
Corpus desk
Index EN-oregonian · Oregonian · English
Oregonian · rank #53,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,149
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH ostensible
Nearest frequency peer: ostensible (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Oregonian”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- numero
numero
46,858 corpus weight
- numismatic
numismatic
46,857 corpus weight
- nunnery
nunnery
46,856 corpus weight
- Oregonian
Oregonian
46,852 corpus weight
- ostensible
ostensible
46,850 corpus weight
- overactive
overactive
46,849 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Oregonian” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oregonian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɒɹɪˈɡəʊnɪ.ən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #53,149 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Oregonian” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Oregonian is uncommon English at frequency #53,149 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɒɹɪˈɡəʊnɪ.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A native or resident of the state of Oregon in the United States of America.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Oregonian in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Oregon + -ian. The correct English form is Oregonian, spelled O-R-E-G-O-N-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1A native or resident of the state of Oregon in the United States of America.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Oregonian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Born and raised in Salem, he was admittedly an Oregonian through and through, though he secretly hated it.
The problems between where he currently lives and his old city, he said, begin with rural Oregonians living fundamentally different lifestyles than people in the city of Portland.
Etymology
From Oregon + -ian.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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